My heart is breaking. My soul is aching,” an archaeologist said, as Israel’s bombardment threatens or destroys Roman amphitheaters, crusaders’ citadels and centuries-old souks.

An analysis of ancient residues left on a vase depicting the Egyptian deity Bes reveals it may have been used to reenact a myth.

Jews played crucial roles in shaping the civic, cultural and economic landscapes beyond the big cities, writes a historian ...

Pinchevska argues that two general schools of secular Jewish art emerged: a Ukrainian community revolving around the Gottlieb ...

A shimmering dream on the Nile has inspired creativity from the Harlem Renaissance to Kara Walker to Beyoncé. But how much can you play with the past?

Tiffany Shlain and Ken Goldberg pay homage to the ongoing human quest for knowledge by documenting its evolution through ...

Melanie Prapopoulos, founder and director of North Miami’s The CAMP Gallery, says she has been thinking about the ...

The Israeli army has issued new evacuation orders for residents of Baalbek, home to Ancient Roman temples and archaeological ...

Hoplites depicted in battle wielding the dory, the most common weapon used in ancient Greek wars ... Credit: Metropolitan Museum of Art / CC0 / Wikimedia Commons The xyston was a long thrusting spear ...

Increased land management by Aboriginal people in southeastern Australia around 6,000 years ago cut forest shrub cover in half, according to our new study of fossil pollen trapped in ancient mud.

Take cues from ancient wisdom and shift your mindset to transform your winter experience from daunting to delightful. People gather at Stonehenge to celebrate the winter solstice, an ancient ...

a trailblazing Jewish female head of a literary salon and a distinguished poet. “Salons were quite common in those days,” Freedman said, “maybe like book clubs today. People got together to discuss ...